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Integrate Google Maps into Flash CS4

CATEGORIES: Living In Layers | RC | October 08, 2009

One of the most important skills for Flash developers to learn is how to utilize the vast collections of Web APIs that are available for services such as Flickr, Twitter, Facebook, and mapping using either Google or Yahoo. In this tutorial you’ll learn how to integrate Google Maps into your Flash application using just a few lines of code. The Google API is incredibly easy to use and it’s extremely powerful.

1 [DOWNLOAD THE GOOGLE MAPS API]
The first step in adding Google Maps to your Flash application is to first download the necessary files. Go to http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/flash in your browser. This site is where you can find all of the information on using Google Maps inside of Flash, so be sure to bookmark it. Find the section on the right called “How do I start?” and download the Software Development Kit (SDK) using the link posted in the second item on the list. Unzip the downloaded file to your desktop.

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